Lesson Plan for Year 6 Maths: Whole Numbers up to 100,000

Overview

This detailed lesson plan is designed for a Year 6 class following the New Zealand Curriculum standards for Mathematics. The focus of this lesson is to help students recognise, read, write, order, and understand the value of whole numbers up to 100,000.

Subject: Mathematics
Year Group: Year 6
Duration: 43 minutes
Class Size: 25 students
Curriculum Area: Number and Algebra
Level: Level 4 of the New Zealand Curriculum
Learning Outcomes:

• Students will recognise and read whole numbers up to 100,000.
• Students can write numbers up to 100,000 in numerals and words.
• Students will be able to order whole numbers up to 100,000.
• Students will understand and explain the value of each digit in a whole number up to 100,000.

Resources:

• Whiteboard and markers
• Individual student whiteboards and markers
• Place value charts
• Number cards
• Worksheets (with activities and challenges)
• Computers/tablets with internet access (if available)

Lesson Breakdown

Introduction (8 minutes)

• Welcome and Settling: Greet the students and briefly introduce today’s learning objectives. (2 minutes)
• Warm-Up Activity: Conduct a quick interactive game where students shout out numbers in sequence from a random starting point up to 100,000, correcting any missteps as a group. (6 minutes)

Main Activities (30 minutes)

Activity 1: Understanding Place Values (10 minutes)

• Explanation: Use the whiteboard to demonstrate the place values (ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten-thousands) using an example number. (2 minutes)
• Interactive Task: Hand out individual whiteboards and markers. Call out numbers and ask students to write them down, highlighting the place value positions. Discuss as a class. (8 minutes)

Activity 2: Reading and Writing Numbers (10 minutes)

• Group Work: Students will be divided into small groups and provided with number cards and place value charts. Each group will construct numbers using the cards and then take turns writing those numbers in words on their group chart. (10 minutes)

Activity 3: Ordering Numbers (10 minutes)

• Worksheet Activity: Provide a worksheet with a series of numbers (20 numbers per set). Students need to arrange these numbers in ascending and then descending order. Circulate to assist and encourage students to explain their reasoning. (10 minutes)

Conclusion and Reflection (5 minutes)

• Review of Learning: Recap what was covered in the lesson. Ask several students to share what they found most interesting or challenging about today’s lesson. (3 minutes)
• Homework Assignment: Students are given a worksheet that challenges them to find real-life examples of large numbers (e.g., populations, distances) and write these numbers in both numeral and word form. (2 minutes)

Assessment

Throughout the lesson, observe and note individual student participation and understanding during interactive tasks and group work. Review the completed worksheets for accuracy and understanding, providing feedback accordingly.

Additional Resources

For further practice, students can access interactive number games and exercises recommended on the NZMaths website, which aligns with New Zealand curriculum standards for numeracy development.